Maurine Muthengi

Maurine Muthengi has four years of experience working with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) providing services in information technology, project management, and database management. She is the founder of the Donate a Pad Initiative that was created in December 2012 and ensures girls in primary schools are provided with sanitary towels to prevent them from missing school during their menstrual cycle. Maurine holds a bachelor’s of science degree in Information Technology from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology. Upon completion of the Washington Fellowship, she seeks to use her knowledge, skills, and networks to improve and grow Donate a Pad Initiative. Maurine Muthengi hopes to do so by empowering youth through mentorship programs, workshops and training. In addition, Maurine hopes to partner with other Kenyan fellows to disseminate what they learn during the fellowship to youth and to work on projects that will bring solutions to Kenya and Africa at large. Maureen was one of 100 Fellows competitively selected to participate in an 8-week internship in the United States following the Mandela Washington Fellowship academic institute. She interned at GladRags in August-September 2014.